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this is our america. this is the america we know because we built it. [crowd cheering] [crowd chanting usa. >> thank you. with paul ryan, with mitt romney as president and paul ryan as vice president, we can restore and revive that america, that american story we know and love. the world will know it. our children will tell it and our grandchildren will possess it for years to come. god bless america. this is our time. we are truly the best last hope on earth. thank you. [crowd cheering] >> mia love, they're very excited about her. she is by the way challenging incumbent in a brand new district in utah. jiljilljim matheson, the encumbe not very popular. what is it about mia love people love so much. >> she's a star. very good video. i thought a very good speech. if you got a game around it, we've built it. but she gave a very forceful speech and this is a story and again that's the concept of struggling that you pay for it and it's all about you and your work. it's that immigrant. she delivered from the heart. >> jim matheson is the only democrat electe
this is our america. this is the america we know because we built it. [crowd cheering] [crowd chanting usa. >> thank you. with paul ryan, with mitt romney as president and paul ryan as vice president, we can restore and revive that america, that american story we know and love. the world will know it. our children will tell it and our grandchildren will possess it for years to come. god bless america. this is our time. we are truly the best last hope on earth. thank you. [crowd cheering]...
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so much of america needs to be rebuilt. we've got crumbling roads and bridges, a power grid that wastes too much energy. an incomplete high-speed broadband network that prevents a small business owner in rural america from selling her products all over the world. during the great depression america built the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge. after world war ii, we connected our states with a system of highways. democratic and republican administrations invested in great projects that benefited everybody from the workers who built them the businesses that still use them today. in the next few weeks, i will sign an executive order clearing away the red tape that slows down too many construction projects but you need to fund these projects. take the money we're no longer spending at war, use half of it to pay down our debt and use the rest to do some nation building right here at home. (cheers and applause) a there's never been a better time to build. especially sense the construction industry was one of the hardest hit w
so much of america needs to be rebuilt. we've got crumbling roads and bridges, a power grid that wastes too much energy. an incomplete high-speed broadband network that prevents a small business owner in rural america from selling her products all over the world. during the great depression america built the hoover dam and the golden gate bridge. after world war ii, we connected our states with a system of highways. democratic and republican administrations invested in great projects that...
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and america ought to know you know it. ladies and gentlemen, what this bill does is blows a $46 billion in the deficit this year alone. >> sreenivasan: republicans argued that democrats know tax cuts would help, but they're pushing tax hikes anyway. congressman aaron schock of illinois: >> they know what we know and they know the truth and that is raising taxes will hurt the economy raising taxes is not what you do when you want to put people back to work it's bad policy. if ever there was a starker contrast between the republican party and the democratic party's vision on how to get the economy going it's what's happening today in washington dc. >> sreenivasan: the house bill is expected to die in the democratic-controlled senate. wall street lost ground today after reports that home sales and factory activity are slowing. the dow jones industrial average lost 68 points to close at 12,964. the nasdaq fell nearly 24 points to close at 3007. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff... >> brown: and to a
and america ought to know you know it. ladies and gentlemen, what this bill does is blows a $46 billion in the deficit this year alone. >> sreenivasan: republicans argued that democrats know tax cuts would help, but they're pushing tax hikes anyway. congressman aaron schock of illinois: >> they know what we know and they know the truth and that is raising taxes will hurt the economy raising taxes is not what you do when you want to put people back to work it's bad policy. if ever...
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>> and now "bbc world news america."
>> and now "bbc world news america."
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they still say america is in decline. ladies and gentlemen, you know this is preaching to the choir. america is not in decline. here's what it is. romney and ryan are in denial. >> ifill: and republican paul ryan flew to colorado. >> mitt romney and i are not going to run away from these problems. we're going to run to these problems to solve these problems because they get out of our control. that's what leaders do. we're not going to kick the can down the road. we're going to lead. i'll tell you what. we're not going to spend the next four years blaming other people for our problems. we're going to take responsibility. >> ifill: just 15 days left. both campaigns are burning through their considerable cash reserves. the democrats spend $111 million in september, mostly on ads, leaving the president and his party with $149 million cash on hand. romney and the republican national committee meanwhile spent $55 million last month and had $183 million left at the end of september. here with us now to preview what to expect to
they still say america is in decline. ladies and gentlemen, you know this is preaching to the choir. america is not in decline. here's what it is. romney and ryan are in denial. >> ifill: and republican paul ryan flew to colorado. >> mitt romney and i are not going to run away from these problems. we're going to run to these problems to solve these problems because they get out of our control. that's what leaders do. we're not going to kick the can down the road. we're going to...
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to move america forward. [crowd cheering] >> i'm congress woman carolyn maloney from the great great state of new york. [crowd cheering] when president obama made healthcare a right, not a privilege for all americans, that was change that brought hope to millions. now women are beginning to get the preventive services that they deserve, including birth control. [crowd cheering] if they get sick or become pregnant, they will not lose their health insurance. and soon for the very first time, no longer will being a woman be a preexisting medical condition. [crowd cheering]ç healthy moms meanç healthy families. when my republican colleague held a hearing about birth control and refused, refused to include one single woman on the first panel as a witness to speak for the concerns of women, i asked where are the women. where are the women? [crowd cheering] where are the women? [crowd cheering] where are they? [crowd cheering] we're here. now the women of america are here. and we, we are on our way to re-elect o
to move america forward. [crowd cheering] >> i'm congress woman carolyn maloney from the great great state of new york. [crowd cheering] when president obama made healthcare a right, not a privilege for all americans, that was change that brought hope to millions. now women are beginning to get the preventive services that they deserve, including birth control. [crowd cheering] if they get sick or become pregnant, they will not lose their health insurance. and soon for the very first...
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. >> america is going to come back. for that to happen, we're going to have a president who can work across the aisle. i'll work with you. i'll lead you in an open and honest way. and i ask for your vote. i'd like to be the next president of the united states to support and help this great nation. >> ifill: the president's advertising also focused on the choice voters face. >> read my plan. compare it to governor romney's and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be your president. i'm asking for your vote. so together we can keep moving america forward. >> ifill: from here, it's a sprint to november 6. following his afternoon rally, romney headed to colorado. and then back to nevada. and on to iowa tomorrow. the president spends the next two days hitting eight states: iowa, colorado, nevada, florida, virginia, illinois, and ohio as well as burbank california for an appearance on the tonight show. >> woodruff: for more on last night >> woodruff: for more on last night's debate, we turn again to two experts on
. >> america is going to come back. for that to happen, we're going to have a president who can work across the aisle. i'll work with you. i'll lead you in an open and honest way. and i ask for your vote. i'd like to be the next president of the united states to support and help this great nation. >> ifill: the president's advertising also focused on the choice voters face. >> read my plan. compare it to governor romney's and decide which is better for you. it's an honor to be...
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he's there for america's middle-class. he believes the way we build a future is we make those investments together so that our kids have chances, all of our kids have chances. we invest in schools, we invest in roads and bridges. we invest in basic research so our kids can do better than we did and their kids can do better than they did. it's a fundamental difference in how we build the future and i stand with president obama on that. >> ifill: elizabeth warren, thank you so much. >> thank you. >> ifill: next, drumming up the youth vote, and again to ray. >> reporter: for the obama campaign to work it needs young people. as peers, as voters, people under 30 are crucial. in 2008, two of every three voters under 30 cast a vote for candidate obama, making it the largest gap between old and young voters since 1972 younger voters are more racially and ethnically diverse than the general population and a lot more secular and those are two big markers for the democratic party. but they're also a lot more unemployed and that repre
he's there for america's middle-class. he believes the way we build a future is we make those investments together so that our kids have chances, all of our kids have chances. we invest in schools, we invest in roads and bridges. we invest in basic research so our kids can do better than we did and their kids can do better than they did. it's a fundamental difference in how we build the future and i stand with president obama on that. >> ifill: elizabeth warren, thank you so much....
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cunningham says cctv america's news programs show this type of bias. i asked him if any stories reflected beijing's hand. >> someone interviewed by the show wrote to me and told me what he talked about and went thugh erything they covered. he said, "i bet this won't make it on the air." >> reporter: cunningham discussed the incident on the condition the cctv guest not be named. the newshour confirmed the interview which appeared on "the heat" was heavily edited. >> and it was just cut to pieces. and i know for a fact there was discussion of tibet. there was discussion of having whistle said blowers, of having chinese media become more free and having elections and all five of those were cut. what was left was fairly innocuous. >> reporter: while reporting outside china doesn't worry cctv leadership, stories of sensitive internal issues are a different matter. >> the leaders of cctv are chains government officials, from the propaganda apparatus, and increasingly from the internal security apparatus. the red lines are mostly about reporting chinese domes
cunningham says cctv america's news programs show this type of bias. i asked him if any stories reflected beijing's hand. >> someone interviewed by the show wrote to me and told me what he talked about and went thugh erything they covered. he said, "i bet this won't make it on the air." >> reporter: cunningham discussed the incident on the condition the cctv guest not be named. the newshour confirmed the interview which appeared on "the heat" was heavily edited....
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is essential to shape events and a strong america, by the way, depends on a strong military. the world needs american leadership. the middle east needs american leadership and i intend to be a president that provides the leadership that america respects and will keep us admired throughout the world. >> sreenivasan: the president had rejected romney's earlier criticism, saying the candidate should get his facts straight before speaking. today, president obama campaigned in golden, colorado, and he vowed again to defend american citizens and interests. >> i've directed my administration to do whatever is necessary to protect all americans who are serving acod. it's one of my highest priorities as president. i'm also in contact with other governments to underscore that they have an obligation to cooperate with us to protect our citizens. that's part of their job. >> sreenivasan: the president's republican opponent in 2008, senator john mccain, charged today that the attack in libya shows people believe the u.s. is withdrawing from the world. he called the president's foreign pol
is essential to shape events and a strong america, by the way, depends on a strong military. the world needs american leadership. the middle east needs american leadership and i intend to be a president that provides the leadership that america respects and will keep us admired throughout the world. >> sreenivasan: the president had rejected romney's earlier criticism, saying the candidate should get his facts straight before speaking. today, president obama campaigned in golden,...
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the america's cup coming to a city is all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said that its going to bring $1.4 billion worth of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promise of many of those jobs was going by the boards, after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle went ahead with race plans. others were relieved; they saw the arrangement with ellison as a giveaway of city property. and still others feared environmental consequences of too many visitors and non- recreational uses of waterfront land. then there was the matter of boats: originally, organizers thought up to 15 72-foot boats could compete. but they cost millions, and in the midst of a worldwide recession, only four of them, plus elison's, decided to take part. nobody is suggesting the race will be a bust, but the prospects for the city and the cup itself are not as bright as they had been. >> the eve
the america's cup coming to a city is all about the economics. and san francisco did its own numbers, and they said that its going to bring $1.4 billion worth of economic benefit here and 9,000 jobs. >> reporter: but a disappointed san francisco mayor ed lee announced that the agreement and the promise of many of those jobs was going by the boards, after cup organizers decided that developing the pier would cost too much. still, the city and oracle went ahead with race plans. others were...
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it's manufacturing in america, made in the u.s.a. he doesn't care. he has spent a good part of his life offshoring, working with companies and his hedge fund to ship jobs overseas. he doesn't care if jobs go overseas. he's helped send jobs overseas. >> woodruff: congressman ryan, how do you see this question of what governor romney says about what actually happened? >> well, he was on the wrong side. he got caught. he was in a republican primary. he's trying to appease the tea party. his life has been based on these kind of decision of not caring. and it took action by the government, and he's representing a very antigovernment wing of the party, which is an extreme wing, and when you look at the families that are there working, the tax base that's now established in ohio, it's not a coincidence. for john kasich to address the nation and not even mention the auto bailout shows how politicized this has actually become. >> ifill: one of the stories that came out of tampa last week was the constant conversation about what the president had not done. eve
it's manufacturing in america, made in the u.s.a. he doesn't care. he has spent a good part of his life offshoring, working with companies and his hedge fund to ship jobs overseas. he doesn't care if jobs go overseas. he's helped send jobs overseas. >> woodruff: congressman ryan, how do you see this question of what governor romney says about what actually happened? >> well, he was on the wrong side. he got caught. he was in a republican primary. he's trying to appease the tea...
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every woman in america should have access to contraceptives. and the president's statement is completely and totally wrong. >> reporter: romney supported ultimately unsuccessful legislation to allow any employer with moral objections to opt out to birth control. the candidates face off one more time nex monday in florida. >> woodruff: so what happens next for the men vying for the presidency? we take a closer look with political reporter karen tumulty of the "washington post" and julie pace, who covers the white house for the associated press. >> woodruff: welcome to you both. let's talk first about how these compaigns feel that they did last night? julie, to you first. what was it that the president's team wanted to accomplish, and do they think they were successful? >> the mission for the president's team was pretty simple. it was have a better debate than the first time around. they really practiced with the president on being more aggressive. on being more pointed in his criticism of mitt romney, and in talking to aides, both last night on
every woman in america should have access to contraceptives. and the president's statement is completely and totally wrong. >> reporter: romney supported ultimately unsuccessful legislation to allow any employer with moral objections to opt out to birth control. the candidates face off one more time nex monday in florida. >> woodruff: so what happens next for the men vying for the presidency? we take a closer look with political reporter karen tumulty of the "washington...
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immigration policy at the summit of the americas. it just really doesn't have a great deal of traction. >> suarez: ethan nedelmann we know what the effect of the war on drugs has been in the united states. what effect does it have in a country like guatemala, let's say? >> look, in the united states it has lead to the largest incarceration rate in the world, to the largest incarceration rate of any democratic society in history. in places like central america, guatemala, other parts in the region, it's like the days of-- it's like chicago during the days of al capone and prohibition time 50s, that is part of what is prompting some of these leaders to spec out. and you know it's also, they're building on something am so what happened over the last four and five years is that more and more voices have spoken out. you had the three former presidents of brazil and colombia and mexico, heading up for the latin manager commission and global commission calling to break the that would for considering alternative os to the war on drugs. they
immigration policy at the summit of the americas. it just really doesn't have a great deal of traction. >> suarez: ethan nedelmann we know what the effect of the war on drugs has been in the united states. what effect does it have in a country like guatemala, let's say? >> look, in the united states it has lead to the largest incarceration rate in the world, to the largest incarceration rate of any democratic society in history. in places like central america, guatemala, other parts...
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. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks with zbigniew brzezinski about america's place on the global stage and his new book "strategic vision." >> the tragedy is the public's understanding of world affairs today is abysmal. it is probably the least informed public. >> ifill: the "washington post" investigates the connection between the private interests and public roles of members of congress. >> woodruff: and special correspondent dave iverson takes us to the theater, where the son of san francisco mayor george moscone remembers his father's legacy, after he was gunned down in 1978. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st century. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your p
. >> woodruff: jeffrey brown talks with zbigniew brzezinski about america's place on the global stage and his new book "strategic vision." >> the tragedy is the public's understanding of world affairs today is abysmal. it is probably the least informed public. >> ifill: the "washington post" investigates the connection between the private interests and public roles of members of congress. >> woodruff: and special correspondent dave iverson takes us to...
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god bless you and god bless america. [applause] [♪] >> so that was barbara mikulski as you introduced a few minutes ago. senior woman senator you are still here in the crowd cheering these women. there are more than there have ever been. there they are. talking about macaroni and cheese issues. >> i'm not sure what that means but it is a baltimore thing. >> well, the music is universal maybe. >> so we are back in the skybox with mark shields "new york times" columnist david brooks and joining us caroline kennedy. >> it's good to see you. great to be here. thank you. >> how many conventions is this for you? >> well, the last three or four, i guess. going back. intensely and this is the spectator. >> the last time you were here you were withkdç your uncle with whom you were very close, ted kennedy he is no longer with us. >> i felt like he was here last night maybe. >> i was going to ask you that. did. it was so petty to be somehow worked his way in there. and sort of -- >> the video where he relived the debate with mit
god bless you and god bless america. [applause] [♪] >> so that was barbara mikulski as you introduced a few minutes ago. senior woman senator you are still here in the crowd cheering these women. there are more than there have ever been. there they are. talking about macaroni and cheese issues. >> i'm not sure what that means but it is a baltimore thing. >> well, the music is universal maybe. >> so we are back in the skybox with mark shields "new york times"...
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so how serious are the threats to america's infrastructure? how easy would it be to take down one critical element-- water supplies, electricity grid? >> we've seen a real spike in the attacks on the industrial control systems that run a lot of these-- this infrastructure. when d.h.s.-- >> warner: department of homeland security security. >> deps of homeland security began keeping figure on this in 2009, there were no such attacks. last year there were 198. the numbers are pretee they really tell the story. >> warner: how many have actually-- how many times have elements been penetrated? >> i'm talking about a tax that really in many cases get in. you know, there are different levels will of penetration, but i'm not talking just about pings, knocks on the door. i'm talk are about more significant, concerted attempts to get into infrastructure. and we've seen it in water supply stuff, as well as electricity. >> warner: who are the major perpetrators? >> we-- i can say what is publicly disclosed is a number of people in the intelligence business
so how serious are the threats to america's infrastructure? how easy would it be to take down one critical element-- water supplies, electricity grid? >> we've seen a real spike in the attacks on the industrial control systems that run a lot of these-- this infrastructure. when d.h.s.-- >> warner: department of homeland security security. >> deps of homeland security began keeping figure on this in 2009, there were no such attacks. last year there were 198. the numbers are...
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vote for the one who can do the job that america needs. vote for me. >> ifill: a daily drumbeat of new polls this week have shown gingrich steadily closing on romney, turning what had been a double-digit lead into a likely photo finish. one big switch, according to a nbc news/marist survey, was among tea party supporters, who backed romney, 35% to 27%, on monday, but flipped to gingrich, 34% to 27%, on tuesday after the week's first debate so the fight is on to prove who is the most worthy. voters are thinking it through. the reverend jesse sellers pastors park baptist church in prosperity. >> as an evangelical, i support newt because of his integrity and because of his economic plan for jobs. as for him as a man, he's been in the valley, he's experienced broken-ness. he's about things that we christian baptists hold dear to our hearts, which is repentance, humble himself before god. >> ifill: jerry wheeles is a beaufort businessman >> gingrich has a lot of fan base. i think he generates a good bit of chemistry with people. but he's got a
vote for the one who can do the job that america needs. vote for me. >> ifill: a daily drumbeat of new polls this week have shown gingrich steadily closing on romney, turning what had been a double-digit lead into a likely photo finish. one big switch, according to a nbc news/marist survey, was among tea party supporters, who backed romney, 35% to 27%, on monday, but flipped to gingrich, 34% to 27%, on tuesday after the week's first debate so the fight is on to prove who is the most...
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no matter where you live in america, children come first. the great thing about our country is parents sacrifice some of their present in order to help their kid's future. the number one public safety measure for children in america today is to ban assault weapons. they have been used to cause great harm. never again. we also have to deal with these high-capacity ammunition magazines that go with them. we can do this. we're americans and it's high time the people be heard. >> ifill: but if the public opinion is change anecdote frael what you observed, why is it gun sales have gone up so markedly in the days since this last shooting? >> well, i think it's, obviously, an issue where some people who want to have these particular weapons have run out to buy them. i think that just should be an alarm bell to all of us that we must prohibit the sale and possession in the futureuf assault weapons, as well as high-capacity ammunition magazines. this law that was passed in 1994, that, unfortunately, expired in 2004, here we are in the 21st century, l
no matter where you live in america, children come first. the great thing about our country is parents sacrifice some of their present in order to help their kid's future. the number one public safety measure for children in america today is to ban assault weapons. they have been used to cause great harm. never again. we also have to deal with these high-capacity ammunition magazines that go with them. we can do this. we're americans and it's high time the people be heard. >> ifill: but...
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and in the case of america, it's... certainly without america, we'd be facing catastrophe. >> ifill: so many nations in africa resisted. >> they resisted for a long time and now south africa has woken up and is doing great things. if south africa becomes a template to where aids is in the subsaharan continent all the other countries will follow suit and michel sidibe spoke at the breakfast meeting this morng saying there was so much hope for africa now that south africa has its house in order. and president'm beck kay said if you have aids you get a shot and it goes away. or it's causeded by poverty. we faced those issues. now the new regime, they really paid attention and when south africa speaks, the whole of africa will listen. >> ifill: you have harsh words in your book for pharmaceutical companies. >> of course. they're making a killing out of people's deaths. and they're benefiting by people suffering and i find that obscene and ridiculous in this day and age that that would happen. it took president clinton to go
and in the case of america, it's... certainly without america, we'd be facing catastrophe. >> ifill: so many nations in africa resisted. >> they resisted for a long time and now south africa has woken up and is doing great things. if south africa becomes a template to where aids is in the subsaharan continent all the other countries will follow suit and michel sidibe spoke at the breakfast meeting this morng saying there was so much hope for africa now that south africa has its...
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and america has now been nine years at war. now i said to him, i said, you know, do we have a priority? he goes, yeah, all of them. >> reporter: presidential advisors david axelrod and rahm emanuel said president obama's leadership style during those first chaotic months were vintage obama. he would gather people together, consider all options and then take decisive action. >> what he doesn't encourage is needless conversation. he know it is information that he needs to make decisions when he calls groups together to talk through those questions that he has. he listens to advice, makes people debate in front of him, he's not scared of contrary advice >> he asks advice, there's one last gut check and then he moves. >> woodruff: david axelrod, senior advisor to the reelection campaign in chicago was a white house political director in the early years. he says the president isn't afraid to take action that is unpopular and points to the bailout of the auto industry as a prime example. >> you know, it was clear that the politics we
and america has now been nine years at war. now i said to him, i said, you know, do we have a priority? he goes, yeah, all of them. >> reporter: presidential advisors david axelrod and rahm emanuel said president obama's leadership style during those first chaotic months were vintage obama. he would gather people together, consider all options and then take decisive action. >> what he doesn't encourage is needless conversation. he know it is information that he needs to make...
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so it's not about america alone but we need to have a seat at the table. we haven't had a seat at the table and tens of thousands have been killed. the bad guys have a better chance of taking over because we haven't led. >> norm 'point is really critical. we have friend in the region that might be willing to do something, but they're uncertain about the united states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient and they're not sure what we would do. turkey is beside themselves with concerns about the refugee problems and the kurds but they're not certain about our posture or they would probably take more effective action. >> we have to be very honest it's united states at times and we've seen it with iran and syria, is sometimes unprepared to act. there are those in the region who have a stake in this and understand it. you can't-- if we can't move the russians-- and our russian reset is another failure of this administration. it didn't get us very much. we pulled the plug out from our friends
so it's not about america alone but we need to have a seat at the table. we haven't had a seat at the table and tens of thousands have been killed. the bad guys have a better chance of taking over because we haven't led. >> norm 'point is really critical. we have friend in the region that might be willing to do something, but they're uncertain about the united states' response. >> ifill: the united nations response was not sufficient? >> the united nations is not sufficient...
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>> i am so encouraged that we are talking about inequality in america. i'm pleased that we're now talking about poverty. we need to stay on this topic. because? mobility that we have been so proud of is in jeopardy. 47% of daughters who are poor will remain there. 35% of sons. 45% of african american children born into the middle-class will end up poor. 16% of white children. we need to restore this notion that you can move up, that children can do better than their parents. we need to stay on topic. this is a serious problem. we need to come to some conclusions about how to move forward. >> brown: are you hopeful about hearing those conclusions among... from the... >> i am hopeful. i'm hopeful because the conversation has opened up. when the president did the state of the union and he emphasized early education, k-12, strong community colleges, infrastructure investments, those were the right things to talk about. we need to make sure that everything we do, including infrastructure investments, really can benefit those who are poor. they can get the job
>> i am so encouraged that we are talking about inequality in america. i'm pleased that we're now talking about poverty. we need to stay on this topic. because? mobility that we have been so proud of is in jeopardy. 47% of daughters who are poor will remain there. 35% of sons. 45% of african american children born into the middle-class will end up poor. 16% of white children. we need to restore this notion that you can move up, that children can do better than their parents. we need to...
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america is still a beacon on a hill. we owe it to each other. those i think are the underlying values. i think the american people feel that this is a values election, but i don't think the campaigns or the candidates are feeding the need to really understand wha these underlying issues are. >> brown: all right. the new book is hand making america. bill ivey, thanks very much. >> you're very welcome. thank you. >> woodruff: on art beat you can find more of jeff's conversation with bill >> woodruff: on art beat, you can find more of jeff's conversation with bill ivey. >> ifill: finally tonight, an artist roams the internet to create his works. his palette: virtual images recorded by google's ever- present street view cameras. our report was produced by kqed san francisco. correspondent scott shafer narrates the story. >> maybe you've seen it. google's street view car crossing america. its detached mechanical eye recording every avenue. sometimes capturing us in its glare. you could see it as cool or intrusive. photographer doug rickard sees it as
america is still a beacon on a hill. we owe it to each other. those i think are the underlying values. i think the american people feel that this is a values election, but i don't think the campaigns or the candidates are feeding the need to really understand wha these underlying issues are. >> brown: all right. the new book is hand making america. bill ivey, thanks very much. >> you're very welcome. thank you. >> woodruff: on art beat you can find more of jeff's conversation...
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>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm laura trillion yen.
>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm laura trillion yen.
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>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a royal baby is on the way. the news that prince william and his wife are expecting grabbe
>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. a royal baby is on the way. the news that prince william and his wife are expecting grabbe
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>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reported from washington. innocence massacred in a suburban school in america. 26 people including small children are killed by a shooter. a tearful barack obama addresses a stunned nation. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, ahead of them, birthdays,
>> and now, "bbc world news america." >> this is "bbc world news america," reported from washington. innocence massacred in a suburban school in america. 26 people including small children are killed by a shooter. a tearful barack obama addresses a stunned nation. >> they had their entire lives ahead of them, birthdays, ahead of them, birthdays,